On Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:06:35 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
Is it any good, or just hype.

nb

So, I just bought a container of Thompson's Water Seal for wood... to cover bird houses...as articles had recommended. Very thin coat, and from what I'm reading here, I've wasted time and money on this product. It is a very thin coat, though I thought it would be thicker, more like a polyurethane glaze on the thin, not extremely thin, side. Told that Thompson's does protect against UV, but from this forum, looks like whoever told me was mistaken.. So - the answer, for a barely even novice, looking for both a non-toxic, waterproof sealer which protects against mildew, UV, etc... would be...? And as well, if we're to toss our Thompson's Wood Deck Stain and Sealer, which we were about to reply this year, what is the recommendation for the best Wood Deck Stain and Sealer?

On Tue, 05 Jul 2016 08:22:14 -0700, rhonda.hodas.hack wrote:

So - the answer, for a barely even novice,
looking for both a non-toxic, waterproof sealer which protects against
mildew, UV, etc... would be...?

When you find one, let us know :-).

Seriously, I don't think the "perfect" exterior finish exists. None last
for more than a few years and most only 1-2 years. If you believe the
statement that all finishes are non-toxic when cured, you could try
marine epoxy over shellac (SealCoat).

If you're keeping the birdhouses, my suggestion is pure tung oil,
reapplied every year. See:

https://www.dutchcrafters.com/Wood-F...ng-Oil/p/11419



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On 7/5/2016 10:22 AM, wrote:
On Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:06:35 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
Is it any good, or just hype.

nb

So, I just bought a container of Thompson's Water Seal for wood... to cover bird houses...as articles had recommended. Very thin coat, and from what I'm reading here, I've wasted time and money on this product. It is a very thin coat, though I thought it would be thicker, more like a polyurethane glaze on the thin, not extremely thin, side. Told that Thompson's does protect against UV, but from this forum, looks like whoever told me was mistaken. So - the answer, for a barely even novice, looking for both a non-toxic, waterproof sealer which protects against mildew, UV, etc... would be...? And as well, if we're to toss our Thompson's Wood Deck Stain and Sealer, which we were about to reply this year, what is the recommendation for the best Wood Deck Stain and Sealer?



There is nothing that quite works as well as good ole "exterior" grade
paint.
Any thing clear will have to be reapplied every 2~4 years.

On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 08:22:14 -0700 (PDT),
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On Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:06:35 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
Is it any good, or just hype.

nb

So, I just bought a container of Thompson's Water Seal for wood... to cover bird houses...as articles had recommended. Very thin coat, and from what I'm reading here, I've wasted time and money on this product. It is a very thin coat, though I thought it would be thicker, more like a polyurethane glaze on the thin, not extremely thin, side. Told that Thompson's does protect against UV, but from this forum, looks like whoever told me was mistaken. So - the answer, for a barely even novice, looking for both a non-toxic, waterproof sealer which protects against mildew, UV, etc... would be...? And as well, if we're to toss our Thompson's Wood Deck Stain and Sealer, which we were about to reply this year, what is the recommendation for the best Wood Deck Stain and Sealer?

Thompson's is just paraffin and mineral spirits. A waste of money,
IMO.

On 7/5/16 6:03 PM, Leon wrote:
On 7/5/2016 10:22 AM, wrote:
On Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:06:35 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
Is it any good, or just hype.

nb

So, I just bought a container of Thompson's Water Seal for wood...
to cover bird houses...as articles had recommended. Very thin coat,
and from what I'm reading here, I've wasted time and money on this
product. It is a very thin coat, though I thought it would be
thicker, more like a polyurethane glaze on the thin, not extremely
thin, side. Told that Thompson's does protect against UV, but from
this forum, looks like whoever told me was mistaken. So - the
answer, for a barely even novice, looking for both a non-toxic,
waterproof sealer which protects against mildew, UV, etc... would
be...? And as well, if we're to toss our Thompson's Wood Deck Stain
and Sealer, which we were about to reply this year, what is the
recommendation for the best Wood Deck Stain and Sealer?



There is nothing that quite works as well as good ole "exterior"
grade paint. Any thing clear will have to be reapplied every 2~4
years.

Yep. If you're going to use TWS, you might as well take your money and
stuff inside the can.

I am constantly getting asked to pressure wash and "re-seal" decks. And
people ask about what the best "sealer" is. I always tell them, a high
quality exterior paint.

I also tell them the worst thing they can do to a deck is pressure wash
it. It forces moisture into the wood, raises the grain and makes it all
fuzzy and splintery. The best thing to clean a wood deck is a simple
mold-killing house wash with a light rinse from a hose or pressure wash
on a very low setting.


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